Does Oakville's Iroquois Ridge High School need a new name?

Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson:

We look at the legacy of Brian Mulroney. Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says that the federal government will stop sending arms to Israel. Citing escalating security concerns, The Playhouse cinema says it has had to postpone an upcoming film festival organized by the Hamilton Jewish Federation, calling the decision “difficult” and apologizing to ticket holders. Avoiding a CRA audit, navigating the new tax rules. Young workers in Canada under the age of 40 feel lonely and isolated, according to a new report from TELUS Health. Iroquois Ridge High School in Oakville is set to be renamed after the Halton District School Board deemed the term 'Iroquois' to be offensive, following after an anonymous complaint, but Indigenous elders say they were not consulted on this. Is the NDP no longer the party of Jack Layton and Tom Mulcair? What happens to long-time members of the federal parties as they change? Poilievre's motion to topple the carbon tax was defeated in the house after the opposition leader introduced a earlier this week, in an attempt to stop the annual carbon price increase, which is set to rise to $80 per tonne on April 1 from the current $65 per tonne.

Guests:

Nelson Wiseman, Professor with the Dept. of Political Science at the University of Toronto

Dr. Jack Cunningham, Ph.D., Program Coordinator at the Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History, in Trinity College and the Munk School, University of Toronto

Jazmin Rymberg, Communications Coordinator, Hamilton Jewish Federation

Don Fox, Executive Financial Consultant, with The Fox Group, IG Private Wealth Management

Paula Allen, Global Leader, Research and Client Insights and a Vice-President at TELUS Health

Jody Harbour, Co-founder of Grandmother’s Voice, an Indigenous cultural organization in Oakville

Larry Di Ianni, former mayor of Hamilton

Franco Terrazzano, Federal Director, Canadian Taxpayers Federation

Scott Radley, Host of The Scott Radley Show and Columnist with The Hamilton Spectator

Host – Scott Thompson

Content Producer – William Erskine

Technical/Podcast Producer – Ben Straughan

Podcast Co-Producer – Tom McKay

News Anchor – Jen McQueen & Dave Woodard

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